Study title

Finnish Voter Barometers 1973-1990: Combined Data

Dataset ID Number

FSD2276

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2276
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2276

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Gallup Finland
• University of Helsinki. Department of Political Science

Abstract

This combined data includes surveys from 1973 to 1990. Survey themes include voting behaviour, opinions on the government and the parties, and attitudes towards national political issues. In addition, the respondents' economic expectations and political participation have often been studied, as well as their opinions on local politics, and the significance of the party leader to a party.

Background variables have often included the social class of the respondent and the household head, economic activity of the household head, the respondent's education, age, mother tongue, gender, party membership, political views, trade union membership, and the household's annual income. There are also regional variables.

Even though the variables are not always fully comparable from one survey to another, all kinds of comparisons over time are possible. The questions that have remained almost unchanged over the years cover the respondents' worries, their image of the parties, and which party they would not vote for. The combined data also include plenty of questions that have not been asked every year.

Keywords

achievement; elections; government; local government elections; parliamentary elections; political attitudes; political behaviour; political parties; political support; voting

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Voter Barometers

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Gallup Finland

Data Producers

• Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Time Period Covered

1973 – 1990

Collection Dates

1973 – 1990

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish population aged 18 and over (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Data Sources

The combined data include data sets from 1973 to 1990: FSD1000 Finnish Voter Barometer 1973, FSD1001 Finnish Voter Barometer 1974, FSD1002 Finnish Voter Barometer 1975, FSD1003 Finnish Voter Barometer 1976, FSD1004 Finnish Voter Barometer 1977, FSD1005 Finnish Voter Barometer 1978, FSD1006 Finnish Voter Barometer 1979, FSD1007 Finnish Voter Barometer 1980, FSD1008 Finnish Voter Barometer 1981, FSD1009 Finnish Voter Barometer March 1982, FSD1010 Finnish Voter Barometer November 1982, FSD1011 Finnish Voter Barometer 1983, FSD1012 Finnish Voter Barometer 1984, FSD1013 Finnish Voter Barometer 1986, FSD1014 Finnish Voter Barometer 1987, FSD1015 Finnish Voter Barometer 1988, and FSD1016 Finnish Voter Barometer 1990.

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Multi-stage stratified sampling.

The data have been collected in 1973 - 1990. The annual collection dates have been 9.9.1973 - 17.10.1973, 2.5.1974 - 7.6.1974, March 1975 - April 1975, April 1976, 18.9.1977 - 10.10.1977, 15.9.1978 - 6.10.1978, November 1979, 20.4.1980 - 14.5.1980, 27.2.1981 - 23.3.1981, 10.3.1982 - 13.4.1982, 11.10.1982 - 1.11.1982, February 1983, 9.4.1984 - 2.5.1984, 7.4.1986 - 30.4.1986, 2.4.1987 - 29.4.1987, 10.3.1988 - 30.3.1988, and 17.9.1990 - 30.9.1990.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English and Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Number of Cases and Variables

3188 variables and 21042 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD2274 Finnish Voter Barometers 1992-2005: Combined Data

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The variables in the data have not been harmonised in connection with combining.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Gallup Finland & University of Helsinki: Finnish Voter Barometers 1973-1990: Combined Data [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2007-08-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2276

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Other Material

See downloadable files at the top of the page.

Questionnaires in Finnish: the questionnaires can be found attached to datasets FSD1000-FSD1016

Related Publications

Vaalit yleisödemokratiassa. Eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2007 (2009). Toim. Borg, Sami & Paloheimo, Heikki. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Karvonen, Lauri (2009). Politiikan henkilöityminen. Teoksessa: Vaalit yleisödemokratiassa. Eduskuntavaalitutkimus 2007 (toim. Borg, Sami & Paloheimo, Heikki), 94-125. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Smets, Kaat (2010). A Widening Generational Divide? Assessing the Age Gap in Voter Turnout Between Younger and Older Citizens. Firenze: European University Institute. DOI:10.2870/15899

Smets, Kaat (2013). De opkomstkloof tussen jong volwassenen en ouderen in nationale verkiezingen. Een vergelijkend onderzoek (The Age Gap in Voter Turnout Between Young Adults and Older Citizens in National Elections. A Comparative Study). Res Publica 55(1), 11-36.

Karvonen, Lauri (2014). Parties, Governments and Voters in Finland. Politics under Fundamental Societal Transformation. Colchester. ECPR Press

Sharkansky, Mattan (2015). Prime Ministers´ Effect on Voting Behavior and on the Distribution of Resources. Rochester, N.Y.: University of Rochester. Political Science Ph.D. Theses. http://hdl.handle.net/1802/30217

Pitkänen, Ville & Westinen, Jussi (2016): Aikaansaava, ylimielinen vai ihmiskeskeinen? Kanava 5/2016.

Rodon, Toni (2017). When the kingmaker stays home. Revisiting the ideological bias on turnout. Party Politics 23(2), 148-159. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1354068815576291

Sivonen, Jukka (2017). Poliittisesti eriytyneet asiantuntijat? Ammattirakenteen ja poliittisen suuntautumisen yhteys jälkiteollisessa Suomessa. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Taloussosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Nieminen, Jeremias & Simola, Salla & Tukiainen, Janne (2023): Political Representation and the Evolution of Group Differences within Parties: Evidence from 110 year of parliamentary speech. Aboa Centre for Economic Research Discussion Papers No. 161. https://ideas.repec.org/p/tkk/dpaper/dp161.html